Busted by telltale tattoos

Sun Sentinel

A theft suspect with "I'm Me" tattooed on his forehead was arrested, just hours after authorities circulated a photograph of him. Just before noon Oct. 27, 2010, the Broward Sheriff's Office issued a news release about Joseph Eric Williams, 19, saying he was suspected of stealing iPhones from AT&T stores from Miami to Wellington over the past two months. Soon after media reports, the detectives got a tip on his location. Each heist involved a thief entering a store, approaching the display area for iPhones, and pulling hard enough on one or two phones to dislodge them from security cables. Witnesses remembered the man's distinctive tattoo.

A theft suspect with "I'm Me" tattooed on his forehead was arrested, just hours after authorities circulated a photograph of him. Just before noon Oct. 27, 2010, the Broward Sheriff's Office issued a news release about Joseph Eric Williams, 19, saying he was suspected of stealing iPhones from AT&T stores from Miami to Wellington over the past two months. Soon after media reports, the detectives got a tip on his location. Each heist involved a thief entering a store, approaching the display area for iPhones, and pulling hard enough on one or two phones to dislodge them from security cables. Witnesses remembered the man's distinctive tattoo. (Sun Sentinel)

Michael Alan Frye, center, who was arrested Oct. 20, 2011 in connection with a string of violent rapes in Marion County may have tried to alter his tattoos to avoid capture, police said. The Ocala Police Department said it was contacted by a tattoo shop owner who said Frye was at his shop talking about altering several of the tattoos on his neck, but he left without having any work completed because he could not afford it. The police department said it believes Frye may have been trying to avoid capture once detailed descriptions of his body art was released.

Michael Alan Frye, center, who was arrested Oct. 20, 2011 in connection with a string of violent rapes in Marion County may have tried to alter his tattoos to avoid capture, police said. The Ocala Police Department said it was contacted by a tattoo shop owner who said Frye was at his shop talking about altering several of the tattoos on his neck, but he left without having any work completed because he could not afford it. The police department said it believes Frye may have been trying to avoid capture once detailed descriptions of his body art was released. (Doug Engle/Ocala Star- Banner)